Arthur Smith engineered Mike Tomlin’s offense for two seasons with the Steelers. After Tomlin stepped down yesterday, Smith reflected on his former boss. You’re bound to hear many similar things in the coming days, but it’s different coming from somebody still on staff. Smith is interviewing for the Titans’ head coaching job, but at least for now, he’s still in Pittsburgh.
“It just came down to this—he had his own unique relationship with every player and every coach”, Arthur Smith told Albert Breer for Sports Illustrated after the news of Mike Tomlin’s resignation broke. “He’s just a very approachable person.